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Ticks and Lyme disease: What you need to know

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments black legged ticks, garlic-based repellent, geese, Grasscreek Park, health unit, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, lyme disease, Ontario, Rotary Park, tick bites, ticks, what to do if you find a tick

The arrival of the warm weather means it’s time to keep an eye out for disease-carrying black-legged ticks, also

City Environment News

City continues testing garlic-based tick and mosquito repellent

May 21, 2019 Tori Stafford 4 Comments Centennial Drive, City of Kingston, dog parks, garlic-based repellent, geese, Grass Creek Park, Kingston, lyme disease, mosquitoes, pilot project, Rotary Park, ticks, west nile virus

After beginning a trial last summer, the City of Kingston is continuing to test the effectiveness of a 100 per

Culture Environment Opinion Poll Sports & Recreation

Swimming Along the Shores of Kingston

May 27, 2013July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 11 Comments accessibility, Breakwater, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, drinking water, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, Lemoine Point, Queen's University, Richardson Beach, Rotary Park, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Sir John A. MacDonald, Wolfe Island

Last Summer, amidst the uncomfortable heat and our continued resolve not to get air conditioning, Danielle and I took to

News Opinion Poll

Expanding the Smoking Bylaw in Kingston

June 13, 2011July 27, 2017 Harvey Kirkpatrick 16 Comments Artillery Park, Battery Park, bylaw, Calvin Park, City Park, Confederation Park, dog park, Frontenac Park, Grass Creek Park, Kingston Transit, Kingston's waterfront, McBurney Park, Polson Park, Richardson Beach, Rotary Park, sidewalk, Skeleton Park, smoking, sustainability, Victoria Park, Woodbine Park

Once upon a time you could do it in restaurants, movie theatres, taxi cabs, and even in classrooms. Doctors prescribed

Culture Environment Guides Sports & Recreation

Swim Guide: Beach Finder

June 10, 2011July 16, 2018 Harvey Kirkpatrick 7 Comments Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston's waterfront, Lake Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, Lemoine Point, Queen's University, Richardson Beach, Rotary Park, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Sir John A. MacDonald, Wolfe Island

Every summer, those of us without backyard swimming pools, or friends who are kind enough to share, converge on Kingston’s